Stephen King originally wanted John Candy to star in the adaptation of Thinner, jokingly saying it would help him lose weight. We all remember John Candy as one of the most lovable comedians to have ever stepped in front of the screen. So rare were his dramatic performances that many might be hard-pressed to name … Read more
There’s been years of rumors and talk about a new Highlander movie, potentially directed by John Wick filmmaker Chad Stahelski and starring Henry Cavill, but no actual film to show for it. But perhaps today’s news makes a new Highlander much more likely: Stahelski has reportedly been given a bigger role at Lionsgate, where he will now have “creative oversight” … Read more
One of the most exclusive clubs in all of entertainment is the EGOT — an acronym that signifies that someone has won each of the four top prizes in four different art forms: The Emmy for television work, the Grammy for musical work, the Oscar for film work, and the Tony for theater work. And … Read more
After his Emmy win, Elton John has officially become the 19th person to achieve EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) status. It’s finally happened – another legend has achieved EGOT status, with Elton John being only the 19th person to attain the much-desired acronym at this evening’s Emmy Awards. Now, I know what some of you … Read more
One of the stunning things about “Lone Star” is how it deals with the possibility that some truth, though, is bad. At the time that I was writing the movie, you know, the former Yugoslavia was falling apart, and you would hear people say, well, we’re killing them because they stole our land back in … Read more
12 Years a Slave writer John Ridley says his scrapped Marvel project for ABC was going to be an Eternals TV series. If you’ve got a good memory, you might just recall that John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) was tapped to develop a Marvel TV series for ABC way back in 2015. The project … Read more
Even though he hasn’t directed a movie in nearly two decades, John Waters has no intent on retiring after his eventual next film, Liarmouth. John Waters may not have directed a film in nearly two decades, but he has been far from slowing down. With a handful of books, several TV appearances and his annual … Read more
One of the great director-actor pairings in Asian cinema history, that of John Woo and Chow Yun-fat, may be over partly due to age. When we think of the great director-actor pairings throughout Asian cinema history, at the top is Kurosawa and Mifune. But we can’t forget Kenji Mizoguchi and Kinuyo Tanaka (seriously, add Ugetsu … Read more
Finally, Woo has returned to the States with the high-concept holiday bloodbath “Silent Night.” After his young son is caught in the crossfire between two opposing gangs and shot dead on Christmas Eve, a grieving father (Joel Kinnaman) tracks down those responsible. The twist here is that the entire film is conveyed without a single … Read more
Chalk up John Woo as another director who doesn’t enjoy superhero movies, with him preferring old-fashioned movies. John Woo is perhaps the greatest action director of all time. No one can shoot action as kinetically as him, and his style paved the way for everyone from Sam Raimi to The Wachowskis to Chad Stahelski, whose … Read more